英语专业八级人文知识练习附讲解第2期

【练习】

1. The study of __ is Syntax.

A. textual organization          B. sentence structures           

C. word formation                 D. language functions

2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?

A.  arbitrariness                    B.  productivity                     

C. cultural transmission        D. finiteness

3. The speech act theory was first put forward by__.

A. John Scarl                          B. Johan Austin                      

C. Noarn Chomsky                D. M.A.K Halliday

4. The capital city of Canada is __.

A. Montreal                            B. Ottawa                               

C. Vancouver                           D. York

5. U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term.

A. eight-year                            B. four-year                             

C. six-year                                D. two year

6. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.

A Huston                            B Baltimore                            

 C Philadelphia                    D. Boston

7. The state church in England is __.

A. The Baptist                          B. The Roman Catholic         

C. The Protestant Church         D. The Church of England

8. The novel Emma is written by__.

A.  Jane Austen                              B. Elizabeth                            

C. Gaskell C Charlotte Bronte       D. Mary Shelley

9. Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?

A. William Wordsworth            B. Percy B. Shelley                

C. George G. Byron                  D. George Eliot

10. William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __.

A. his poem                         B. his plays                             

 C. His novels                      D. his short stories